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Harold: We have not had a discussion before about limiting the basin <br />account, not as troubled about the amount of the money, Morgan Cty has <br />been hit hard bV GASP. It has been first come first serve. <br />Mike Applegate: Please call the question. <br />Bill Jerke: Passes unanimously. Mike Shimmin abstains from voting. <br />Allen Wind: Thank you for your confidence. <br />2) WSRA Application: Central South Platte Wetland Partnership: <br />Matt Ready (see application emailed in a timely way to membership) <br />CSPWP Objectives: <br />--Address consumptive/nonconsumptive needs in Weld and Morgan Counties. <br />--Trying to bring new partners, bringing new partner table, this would be a pilot <br />effort to bring new partner to table. <br />--Weld County / Morgan County border. <br />--Welker Aug Project <br />--Haven Wetland Development <br />--Peckham Aug Site <br />--CSPWP Benefits: 1) 4,275 acft of recharge (conservative) <br />2) prime locations: central south plate: re-timing; <br />utilization of decrees, resilient to drought <br />3) Duck Use ("DU") equivalents: waterfowl benefits: <br />425,000 "DUs": amount of energy- to sustain a duck for <br />one day <br />--Partnerships: DU, CCWCD, Landowners: Drv Lakes Ranch and Mt. Havren, <br />USDA, WSRA: total would be about $754,867 <br />--Request of $150,000 request to South Platte Basin Round Table, $815,000 <br />matching, new partners, 3 project sites, optimal water yields in priority locations, <br />high wildlife value <br />Questions: All from basin roundtable? Yes. <br />Joe Frank: Are these water rights changed? They are junior recharge rights. <br />Frank Eckhardt: 1987 junior water rights <br />Ralf Topper: Is the intent to enhance vegetation for habitat or is to create a free water <br />surface? <br />Matt: not ponds. Looking to enhance food resources. <br />Gregg Kernohan: How much of this water goes back to the wells? <br />Matt: All goes to Central's aug plan. <br />Ralf. Evaporative loss? Consumptive use? How much loss? <br />Matt: Need to follow up <br />Harold Evans: Moves that we approve this project subject to availability <br />Les Williams and John Metlie: Second <br />Motion passes unanimously. <br />Abstain: Frank Eckhardt, Bill Jerke, Greg Kernohan <br />Bill Jerke: Next meeting: December 9. New elections in January-: replacement for Bill <br />Todd Dohertv: Distributes 3'd quarter 2008 Interbasin Compact Process, also available on <br />ivebsite: emailed to membership on 11/30/2008. <br />Closing note: Amount in Basin Account: Approximately none left <br />Meeting adjourns at 735 pm.